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Tinsley

Girl's name · #1112 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Tinsley's best rank, #721, came in 2020; it has settled back to #1112 today. Roughly 4,700 girls have been named Tinsley since 1982.

Across the states

In recent years, Tinsley ran 3–4× its national rate in Mississippi and Arkansas.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Tinsley ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,228 in Sweden (2024) · #2,604 in Canada (2023).

Famous Tinsleys

• Tinsley Mortimer — American socialite and television personality (born 1976)
• Tinsley Grimes — American actress (born 1984)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 15,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Beatrice Tinsley — New Zealand astronomer (1941–1981)
• Michael Tinsley — American hurdler (born 1984)
• Jamaal Tinsley — American basketball player (born 1978)

Similar names: Kinslee · Tinley · Ensley · Hadleigh · Bexley · Everley

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